Arc Dome Wilderness together with the contiguous wilderness-quality roadless areas make up a truly spectacular wildland complex. Unlike many of Nevada’s elongated mountain ranges, this area is truly hidden. In much of this area, the traveler is out of sight of highways, dirt roads, or even other mountain ranges. This makes for an experience distinct from the more typical mountain-range and valley-bottom viewsheds found in the state.

Because these proposed additions are contiguous with and would be incorporated into existing wilderness, any of the individual areas can be smaller than the usual 5,000 acre minimum for independent wilderness areas.